That's what I keep saying I would love to actually see Samsung or any type of mainstream mobile electronics company develop a gaming tab especially something in the realm of like 10 inches mostly 10.1 to 10.5 because I don't see myself holding a 7-in tab even if it's in gaming form
But yes I do want to see something like that especially something that I could run call of duty at ultra high settings as if I were running it on a high quality gaming PC
I love the 8 inch form factor for tablets. I think it's the sweet spot with screen size and holding the hand ability. It's a neglected space and it's nice to see a proper tablet show up here.
When on the go I like this type of gaming setup the best. Classy and chic as long as the tablet have a powerful CPU chip. Just chuck a controller along in the backpack and you are good to go.
form factor is great. But you didn't talk about ZUI, any bloatware, the Chinese ROM, if notifications work properly...or much of anything aside from gaming.
Really cool to see gaming-focused tablets still being released. I had the Nvidia Shield K1 Tablet back in the day with a Shield controller which was great but is now very dated hardware. I'm currently using a 10.5" Samsung Tab S4 but 120Hz and a smaller 8" screen would be sweet, as well as built-in controller touch screen mapping.
Phones are great but also far more personal and with storage being use for much more important things for life and work, while a Tablet is multipurpose and much more of a companion device. Plus Tablets have so much hardware real estate that could be put to use.
Thank you for covering this! It's almost shameful how few outlets are covering this, since it's the exact thing many many people have been asking for for nearly an entire decade. This is the closest thing we will ever get to a next Nexus 7 or Nvidia Shield Tablet.
@@Trainboy1EJR it is available in America, just not officially. You're about 2 decades out of date on your reasoning there. It's so easy to import electronics. And, of course, with a tablet like this, it will ironically have MORE features in the USA due to Chinese censorship policies (you can use apps like Twitter in the USA on this device, but not in China). And of course, I probably fell for a troll here, since you're literally commenting on an international RU-vid channel that's reviewing a Chinese tablet and has a lot of views (the very video you're commenting on significantly undermines your own statement for incredibly obvious reasons).
@@awesomeferret I'm only here because someone replied to one of my comments on a different channel, specifically telling me about this tablet. Maybe I'm just out of touch, but why would any actual media outlet cover a grey market item with no warranty what so ever that 99%+ of their readers wouldn't go through the hassle of even trying to buy? Also, don't most actual tech review companies work exclusively off of review samples, so why would Lenovo send a review sample to journalists of a product they have no intention to bring to market in that region? And better yet, why would the journalists cover an item twice? Once as a grey market item, and again for the official release? Should those outlets also review every India exclusive android phone that will never come to america? No, it would be a waste of time for everyone who read the article, and likely a thumbs down, because they just wasted their time reading about something that isn't available direct from their carrier. Sure they could jump through a dozen hoops, but why would they do that for something that takes weeks to ship, and may not even work when it does arrive, then they are just out 500 bucks, VS walking in to best buy and buying whatever is available. Most review outlets don't even bother to cover any prepaid phones at all. because people are just going to buy whatever is the cheapest or whatever is samsung, because everyone has heard of samsung before. There are literally ZERO reviews for Blu View 2 from any official media outlet, it is available on literally every prepaid network. You'd think atleast one would have reviewed such a popular phone, right? Wrong, there is no point, and that's before you even consider any underhanded tactics that the big companies could use to suppress a review of a product that costs less than half of theirs and is just as capable for calls, texts, and social media apps.
@@Trainboy1EJR I feel bad for you, because you made the same kind of mistake I often make. Again... The very video you are commenting on completely ruins your argument, since it's a video with over 140k views from an international tech focused channel that's not based in China. The very video you're commenting on is exactly what you are attempting to argue doesn't exist. And of course, the fact that smaller channels are a lot more likely to cover a device like this just puts the final nail in.
This seems to be a superb little tablet. For kids, and kids are the biggest market for tablets, it’s perfect. My son who is 10 explained to me why an 8 inch tablet is better to use for games because their hand are smaller but can reach the whole screen with thumbs while holding it when a bigger tablet isn’t so good. The problem though with smaller tablets is cpu power, making cpu intensive games a bit laggy. This is perfect but not easy to get hold of in the U.K. it seems.
I went to samsung s7 from an older 8 inch tablet. I definitely prefer the smaller form factor for "on the go use". Also ebooks are far more enjoyable on the smaller, lighter 8 inch. Hopefully these are still available when my S7 dies.
Just ordered this for a friend. She's into tablet gaming but big tablets are too big to hold. This is perfect for genshin and Mario kart, while being a good size for emulator stuff too. The speakers are great for movies too. Worth the price.
Great review! I'm considering getting one myself to replace my current Mi Pad 4. Small tablets with 8+" screens usually come with lacklustre specs so to see this tablet come into the market is simply amazing. Quick question, how does the screen look like outside when it's exposed to the sunlight? Sometimes I watch media on the go and am concerned how the screen would perform when exposed to bright light. Would love to hear some feedback from you on this. Thank you in advanced!
@@AlvinAndreanTheVintager Yeah, the lowest setting is so low that I can't even bother to watch videos on that setting (but it's still great for reading and great for not blinding yourself when using it in the dark).
Yes I have been so hyped for this tablet for some time now. I had the Nvidia Shield Tablet. Which has been regulated to a clock/digital picture display the last few years as it's just too slow to do anything. I love this size of tablet and was waiting for a true successor to the Shield Tablet. A gaming focused tablet with a 8 inch screen. This is that tablet. I'm just waiting for this to be available in the US but if it's not available by the end of the year I might just get it from AliExpress.
I am using this tablet, mainly for playing CODM and watching movie / sport game, this tablet is very good, heat is not a concern, battery is enough for 4 / 5 hours.
Could honestly justify an android gaming tablet before a phone. The game selection has gotten pretty decent nowadays, but the phone just has so many distractions. A tablet gives me an option for a dedicated machine for on the go
@@bulletpunch9317 Phone will throttle from heat more. And in general you should get better visual and audio experience on a tablet, something that can't really be seen in spec sheet.
@@SkyYukiGuy Yeah, but generally tablets are only slightly better at dealing with heat due to how thin they are. That's why there's been increasing interest in the handheld gaming market in recent years, since there's a lot more room for adequate cooling and you don't need extra accessories to get actual game controls. Software-wise, tablet OSes are also hogged down by unnecessary bloatware to gaming, just like phones are (eg. cameras). They're literally phones in giant form factors, that's all. I do think that this is a great tablet, but if I'm complaining about distractions from a phone, the same thing applies to tablets as well and if I'm getting a _dedicated portable gaming machine_, handhelds are still the way to go (especially with how their prices are getting very competitive these days after Ayn's Odin and Valve's Steam Deck were released). ※I'm not saying that handhelds do better in every way; they all have their own pros and cons (tablets are significantly better at media consumption and productivity than both phones and handhelds).
Just ordered this last night from Giztop for $367 (8/128) including taxes, insurance, shipping fees and 5% black Friday coupon! Can't wait to get it! sold my ipad mini 6 and galaxy tab s5e so I'm hoping this will be the last tablet I need for awhile!
How is it I thinking about getting it from Giztop??? Do you have Legion Realm I heard people say they don't have it??? Is you able to download stuff from the Playstore with no problems???
This is great , It's a shame there is still no quality telescopic controllers supporting it. It would make an amazing gaming and streaming device if so.
Here's hoping someone finally releases a good wired telescoping controller for Android tablets. The Kishi and X2 seem great but then you're limited to a 6 inch phone.
8.8" display is perfect for a portable device!!!! What it must have is a pencil to go with it, yeah like an ipad mini to be a notebook set up too. There is a market there on android.
Bought this a couple months back. Amazing screen and performance. Surprised how much more snappy the Y700 is than my Zenfone 8 with a SD888. Just wished this came with a true global rom.
this is the best size for a tablet. i miss my nexus 7 size. currently using a 10 inch one and i cant hold it for long periods unlike my nexus 7 . now just slap a sd 8 gen 2 on this size and ill buy one fast .
This tablet is excellent BUT : Lenovo will launch this same tablet AGAIN called: Lenovo Legion Y700 2300 same specs, but 8" inch on 07/22/2023 ! in China. Hope there will be a global/International version, with Google Play Services, cause this model in the video has only Chinese and English languages.
You really like liars, huh? He has tested the tab s8 which is better than this tablet. He is fine with lying to you to trick you into watching so he can profit and you love him for using you.
@@thomgizziz idk what's wrong with you lmao, how is he lying? In the 8 inch tablet categories there's nothing comparable to this tablet other than the iPad mini. Plus this is one of the very few tablet advertised as a GAMING tablet. The S8 is never advertised as a gaming tablet. Never thought I'll see a low IQ comments here, guess I'm wrong lol.
@@Vinddraken did he say the most powerful under 9 inch tablet? No? Then it is click bait. If you don't like it then don't buy it isn't an argument against criticism. You should have learned that by now. Stop gaslighting people it is a bad habit.
What's sort of shocking is that this is one of the very very very few tablets on the market with a display that actually has a decent PPI (above 323 PPI). You can spend 1200 dollars on a Tab S8 Ultra and get under 300 PPI. My brother has one and I can see pixels from a normal viewing distance, it's amazing that people are okay with that when it was relatively common for tablets to have more than 323 PPI a DECADE ago.
@@chocotv9179 exactly. And since high end small tablets are so rare... 🤷♂️. It's very annoying how manufacturers just pick and choose which premium features are premium. That's not how that works. Premium features are subjective, inherently. Having a high PPI display is more premium to a lot of people than a big screen is, yet Samsung thinks it's okay to charge 1400 dollars for a tablet with 100+ PPI lower than midrange tablets from TEN YEARS AGO. Sure, it's 1440p. So what, it still has the pixel density of a 2010 tablet (not 2013 of course, that was the year of the small high PPI budget tablets, eg Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HDX).
I finally got one. The screen is as impressive as I hoped it would be. Remember, it's an LCD, so you trade black levels for significantly improved durability (black levels are worse, but you can use the screen at high brightness levels for long hours without worrying about burn in). This kind of fidelity should be the bare minimum for high end tablets. Yes, that means it's time for 4k tablets if we want high fidelity 10 inch tablets. Having an absurdly high res display should be an expected feature on a 500+ dollar tablet meant to do things that can honestly be done on a 7 year old dual core laptop nearly as quickly (I know, because I regularly use a laptop with a 4th gun core i5 that's smoother and snappier than some of my more modern computers for some reason).
I was wanting this over the Galaxy S8, not only is it cheaper but I like Lenovo hardware better. I just wish this was as easily available here in the States. But I may just go ahead and order it
The functions are very satisfactory. App copy function. Speed. Screen size. Double vibration. The only disadvantage is that there is no gps. It cannot be used in the car
Be careful with this tab. I currently have this, in less than 4 months, this had an issue where it won't bootup at all, nothing happens when you press the power button, and it wont charge at all (I have a wire from Mcdodo that shows charge wattage). It's also not detected in Windows' Device Manager. You'll need to wait 2 weeks until the battery runs out (technically it's on it seems, but it's completely unresponsive) so you can charge and use it again. It happened again just now, after charging to 100%, and I am so sick of it.
it's dead. I brought it to a technician, at first it didn't charge (no voltage was displayed then they plugged it into a voltimeter), so they had to solder something on the board. However when they opened it, it seems CPU was dead already, most likely due to overheating Lenovo taunted this tab with an extremely good cooling system, wide VC cooling etc, only to find out that it died just by playing genshin impact for several hours a day lol
Maybe you would have to change options when the notification show up while connecting to the computer,cause the tablet OS can be meant for Windows 11. For the charging problem the problem could be from the USB type C cable that you are using cause it require a cable with very very good wave.
once this get around $100-200 price range, i might consider buying this specifically as an e reader. The size is just perfect for comics and manga. I was considering buying an ipad mini until i found this.
Had the ipad mini 6 and sold it to get this instead, I like the additional storage, sdcard, and headphone jack. It is so much easier to put emulators on it and enjoy retro games. In addition, you've got a widscreen format for movie watching
Lenovo and Motorola are the same company so why not just make the PC stuff be exclusively Lenovo and the Android stuff exclusively Motorola? The Legion gaming brand could be shared between the two similarly to how something like SRT is used on fast Jeeps and fast Dodges. So; this tab would be the Motorola Legion Tab 700 and nobody would mix it up with other Lenovorola products.
just wanna say ty for keep testing all these unique products and pushing them that was the reason we all loved the early YT creators they got so big dont test none of these now i recently got a ser 4 from watching ur video and its a emulator monster keep up the great work
Gotta say it's impressive that a fanless mobile chip can provide better performance than many lower-spec and powerhungry x86 chips on laptops! Very impressive stuff, and a good omen for ARM for desktop applications into the future
it's like the onexp handheld, which remains a relevant gaming tablet because of that perfect size screen, not too big or small!!! this lenovo is similar
Thanks for the review, I really favor 8 inch tablet more than the bigger one. Because it's easy to go to everywhere and cute!! Unfortunaly, other 8 inch tablet naturally have low quality but not this one. I'm really impress.
I just got the Lenovo Legion Y700. The form factor and the power of the device is perfect to play PS2. Just add a BT controller, and you're good to go :)
@@Ryuchillbruh its not just necessarily about being able to run them, but rather how they look. I had the Tab S6 and S7 Plus and both could run COD Mobile and PUBG for example, but they looked horrible cause they werent optimized at all for the tablets. PUBG specifically ran at 540p unless you use a third party gfx tool to force it to run at the correct resolution. So yes it can run genshin, but itd be nice to know itll be a good experience on other games too
I don't really care about gaming but I want this tablet for just general reddit, youtube and web surfing. I love the smaller form factor but I won't buy it until there's a proper global rom with everything working. Also it's a pity it's not an OLED screen.
You might be better off picking up an older oled tablet then. My Tab S4 is a little underpowered for gaming, but its got plenty of power for 1440p RU-vid. The screen is still gorgeous and its a fraction of the price.
@@raszelast I already have a Galaxy Tab S2 which is the perfect size and aspect ratio and a great screen, but it's getting a bit slow nowadays and doesn't have nearly enough ram. All I want is a new version of exactly that with a faster cpu and 8Gb ram.
i bought the xiaomi pad 5 and ended up giving it to my wife for her to watch movies on. the y700 is definitely nicer because of it's smaller screen, just ordered it a couple of days ago and can't wait for it to be delivered!!
@@holdsomecrypto8580 both are great devices, dont get me wrong. On paper, the y700 wins in performance and loses out a little in the battery life department. The difference in performance between the 2 is still too small to even notice if you ask me. So it ultimately came down to the device size/weight. This really depends on what you're going to use the device for the most. For gaming, I personally like the y700 because its easier to hold it for longer durations vs the mipad 5. For watching movies, the bigger screen on the mipad 5 is definitely better and more comfortable. watching movies on y700 is not bad at all though :)
hello there. I'm stuck between pad 5 & y700. I mostly want to use it for productivity and gaming as well. I think I'm leaning more toward the y700 due to its size, but do you think the y700 can be used for note-taking and such? I do know it does not have an official stylus, but I could probably get myself a stylus somewhere. Thank you 🫡
Thanks a lot for the review on this one, So i have been eyeing this on AliExpress for a while now, but didnt buy it till now for the reason that there are no good reviews of this one on youtube. What i would really like to know is how it compares to the Ipad Mini 6, as both of them fall under almost the same price bracket, would love to know your opinion.
Emulation = Android. Current mobile games = iPad. There is no denying the power of the A13 in the base ipad, A15 in the mini, or the M1 in the Air. But emulation is Android by a mile. iOS is locked down and no fun if you try to do anything they don't want you to do.
Hey @ETA Prime, Here's a small hack for using Legion Realm in PC Mode. Add some simple app to Legion Realm (even something like a notepad). Connect to the monitor with the monitor in PC mode but the tablet in phone mode (i.e. not mirroring) and then on the tablet, open up the simple app, swipe down to activate the Legion Realm and switch to Beast Mode or modify the GPU settings as you wish. This also means that you can activate bypass charging while using PC Mode on the external screen which is great for thermals. Now here's three questions from me. Have you been able to get 60hz @4K? My current dongles are oldish and when I connect if I go to choose the resolution it has 4K @30hz marked as "(default)" and highest option. I'm not sure if that is because that's what my dongles are limited to or if that's the max the tablet supports. I can get 60hz if I drop the resolution to 1080p (heck, some of the resolution options go as high as 75hz but my tv is 60hz and nothing else). So yeah, I was wondering about that since at 30hz PAL content can result in judder. How well does external keyboard support work for you? It's a bit wonky for me. It detects my Logitech bluetooth mouse as a keybaord. It works fine as a mouse but since it detects it as a keyboard it won't show the virtual keyboard when I tap on text input fields forcing me to connect an actual keyboard. Also, I've found that it doesn't play nice in certain situations (like the search field in pc mode under certain conditions). Also, not your focus of testing. But the settings supposedly let you set fake backgrounds on the tablet which will then be used by videoconferencing apps, but when I try to use it, the videoconferencing apps (zoom, skype) don't display the preselected virtual background. Have you tried the feature (and gotten it to work?) It could add functionality for on the go productivity since notn all mobile videoconferencing apps have virtual background support (Skype doesn't for example), meaning taking a call in certain conditions can look less than professional.
Ive look all over for something to tickle my fancy and it all came down to this….. is portable and very powerful what sold me was the fact that devices now a days arent all button based so it kinda has me sad but either this or the ayaneo 2 but the batterylife on that smh….. i love lenovo anyway
Hi, tiny typo, you capitalized the O in "Gamecube and DOlphin Legion Y700" in the chapters when watching (the name of the segment) not sure if this is where I should point it out, or just DM you somewhere, but I figured this would be easiest, sry
I just got mine today! but it doesnt have the legion assistant installed. is there any way to get it back on there? in the "legion wiki" it shows how to use it but it says not installed. Is this why people say get the stock chinese rom?
Well the fastest gaming tablet out is the Asus Flow Z13 it is a tablet with a ln Nvidia 3050 ti in a 13 in tablet running Windows. Ial am sad EtaPrime hasn't reviewed it yet.
Its a tragedy that they got rid of the internal headphone jack on the 2023 version. Its great that they addded a second usb-C but damn..... As someone who owns $2000 headphones and iems i couldnt care about bringing a high powered dongle around just to use it. I might end up just getting the older version
Nice. I love 8" size but sadly options have only been severely low powered for years. Of course there is the iPad mini but then you have to deal with ios limitations and basically zero emulation.
You can do decent emulation with alt store and if you need more than 2 emulators ( delta is enough for most nintendont up to DS) then you might want Apple dev account. Android is definitely better though in this aspect but in case you are stuck with the Apple ecosystem and only want 1 daily driver
@@decki86 I used altstore in the past when they were asking $10 or $12 per year... Now they want $20/month which is ridiculous. Even when I paid I had to deal with apps being revoked and their only solution was to wait a week and try again. Not going back to that nonsense. Apple hardware is phenominal, but ios still a letdown
@@rokko_fable yea agreed. i have both platforms but for those on apple, altstore is decent. it is free to use atm but you have to refresh yourself. a hassle from an android user point of view but better than no options on ios. delta+ppsspp is good enough for the allowable 2 self-signed free dev account.
The biggest dealbreaker for me for the iPad mini is the vsync issues (aka the jelly effect). There's no excuse for that in 2022, but here we are, an iPad sold in 2022 that's jittery and choppy just because they can't make vsync work properly. To be clear, they aren't the only ones. LG was nutorious for messing this up too back in the day.
Would be great to know battery life and emulation with normal and beast mode.. is there fast charging? Does performance hiccup with desktop mode due to pixels rendering on both screens or we can output to only one screen or does mirroring help? Thanks for the hands on review. Great walkthrough! Loving more powerful iPad mini alternatives in the Android space :)
Great,great video and great machine,I'm not a serious gamer but I real need a tablet of that size and that kind of display power for reading ebooks and comics,can you please include that on your next video!?
this looks like what i been wanting to get and at 349.00 it not so out of my price rage that i would not get it. Sent your reviewing i know it going be bad ass
1:32 eta always flex this same live wallpaper, probably gif who knows😂 any idea where he got that from?, would be cool to see him replying this comment tho. 😌
Look, I'm lucky enough to have had the opportunity of building a kicking PC during the indoor times, and that was a little stretch for my budget. What I'm looking for is a low end device that can handle basic emulation, but is more often to be used for Steam in home game streaming to. I wish I could pay $100-200 for this, and the higher I pay, the more I'd like nice to haves like Crazy Taxi, my favorite Dreamcast game, if that ran smoothly, it might be worth it. You have any suggestions for devices that could fit that criteria, or maybe one or two just outside that range, but worth it?
I have a Nexdock, which is just a screen +keyboard that I use with my Sammy phone/Dex. My two year old phone has a more powerful 888 in it, so I wish someone would make a nexdock-like tablet shell with this 120hz 8 inch screen. That screen will stay relevant and not outdated until we all switch to VR/AR in a decade. Every time I get a new phone I could have an updated processor. It could be cheaper, and even allow for things like x86 modules to plug in the back. Or one day Sammy could release a trifold phone, also making an 8" tablet obsolete.
It's crazy how huge tablets were at one point. I remember during the boom I even had one made by Vizio that built like a tank lol. Glad to see the market for them isn't totally gone.
I try to buy this tablet 3 months ago, but its hard to do it even i'm from vietnam ( right under china ), and it's over price too ( about 440$ ). Finally i have to buy an ipad mini 6 at 575$ ( the machine is super strong but i dont like the ios ).
